Health
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Despite state restrictions, Wisconsinites are receiving abortions via telehealth
Data from the organization #WeCount showed an average of about 130 orders for abortion medication being shipped to Wisconsin from providers in other states each month from last September to this June.
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Zorba Paster: An ounce of prevention can avoid serious falls
Zorba Paster offers advice on ways to avoid falls, which in 2022 accounted for 46,653 deaths.
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At least 85 people affected by THC-contaminated food from Dane County pizzeria
At least 85 people developed symptoms after eating THC-contaminated food from a Dane County pizzeria late last month, according to a new report by local public health officials.
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UW researchers hope to identify how the body processes different types of meth
Methamphetamine is typically associated with recreational drug use. But Heather Barkholtz, assistant professor at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, said the drug also has a place in medicine.Â
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Rep. Gwen Moore predicts President-elect Trump’s tax proposals will need bipartisan support
In January, Republicans will have control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate along with the Presidency. Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore weighs in on some of the tax proposals likely to come up in the new Congress.
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Community Living Room offers a space for social connection and support in northeast Wisconsin
A program that aims to boost social connections in a time of increasing social isolation has been facilitating pop-up events since 2023. Now, it has a permanent space of its own.
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Milwaukee, Madison first responders using whole blood in trauma response
Milwaukee County’s ambulance system and UW Health’s Med Flight are adding whole blood transfusions as part of their pre-hospital care.Â
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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson to back Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for US health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the vaccine skeptic and erstwhile presidential candidate now being tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the nation’s health agency, would have the full backing of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson.
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Ascension to close small hospital, consolidate, close other services across southeast Wisconsin
The Saint Louis-based hospital system will close its “micro-hospital,” which opened in Waukesha at the start of 2021.Â
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Wisconsin’s new Senate president still wants state to require transparency in hospital prices
The new No. 2 Republican leader in the Wisconsin state Senate on Thursday renewed her push for hospitals to be more transparent about what they charge for procedures.